Scottie Pippen

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It's not often you get to share the stage with a Hall of Fame coach. Rarer, still, is the opportunity to do so with one who has won so often in a championship-crossed town like Chicago. Phil Jackson represents success to Bulls fans. He represents a calm, Zen-like demeanor on the sideline, the epitome of organization and respect. The image of Jackson on the Bulls' bench -- arms crossed, relaxed in his chair, allowing his players to fight through adversity because he had done his teaching in practice -- endures.

Before Game 3 of the Bulls-Heat series at the United Center, Scottie Pippen presented the honorary game ball. Seeing Pippen looking as lean and athletic as ever, I facetiously asked on Twitter whether he could stay and guard LeBron James for 10 to 12 minutes. Instantly, the number of similar, snarky replies showed some Bulls fans have the memory of elephants. "Yes, but for only 1.8 seconds. " Pippen won six NBA titles, made seven All-Star teams and earned recognition as one of the league's 50 greatest players ever.

A Northwestern University student filed a lawsuit against the school in 2008, alleging top administrators failed to discipline a student who raped her. But what happened in the case is a secret. The student's complaint, filed under a pseudonym to protect her identity, was sealed shortly after it was filed in Cook County Circuit Court. Northwestern University says the student had the case sealed. The student's lawyer says that's not true. The court order sealing the file that could clear that up?

Almost three and a half years after his Hall of Fame induction speech was widely criticized for being arrogant and petty, Bulls great Michael Jordan says he has no regrets. "I was really explaining to people about my competitive nature," Jordan tells Ahmad Rashad in an NBA TV "One on One" special airing at 7 p.m. Monday. "Most people say that was the worst speech? OK. That's from your perspective. ... I'll go to the grave thinking, 'I said what I wanted to say. I'm not going to change it.' " Jordan touches on numerous subjects, including: His partnership with Scottie Pippen: "It's not just that I pushed Scottie Pippen.

If Derrick Rose is fine with missing the rest of the season, then so am I. In fact, I'd declare him done right now. Look, the Chicago Bulls aren't winning anything this season even if Rose does make it back from surgery on his left knee. I don't think they're going to sniff a chance at a championship until Rose gets a Scottie Pippen, and even then they still might need LeBron James and Kevin Durant to contract a flesh-eating virus. Bulls management reflexively puts together fantasy hustle and effort teams.

With 11 NBA championship rings between them, Scottie Pippen and Steve Kerr know a little something about winning. So when the former Bulls champions opine that the 2012-13 Bulls are in decent shape, you listen. "They have been playing great," Pippen said Tuesday night at a charity function at the United Center. "The whole bench has been revamped, but they've worked hard and Coach Thibs (Tom Thibodeau) has them focused. You have to be happy with their results. "This team has been very tenacious.

Scottie Pippen will make his Goodman Theatre debut on Dec. 14. Alas, it won't be in the musical "Pippin. " Instead he'll have a small role in "A Christmas Carol. " The former Chicago Bull will appear with La'Ren Kimble, a 7-year-old beneficiary of the Illinois Make-A-Wish program, which helps children battling life-threatening medical conditions. “I'm excited to step on a different stage of sorts, and look forward to being part of what has been a Chicago holiday tradition for so many years,” Pippen said.

Senior Jeremy Robinson constantly reminds his teammates how badly he wants to win at Chicago State. "It's not that he wants a ring," Cougars coach Tracy Dildy said. "It's that he needs a ring. " A championship may be hard for Chicago State to attain coming off a 4-26 season, but at least now it is an actual possibility. After enduring limitations on scholarships, practice time and postseason play because of low academic progress rate scores, Dildy said, "I'm proud to say we fixed those problems.

The first-ever Ryder Cup Captains & Celebrity Scramble golf event will have some serious star power. Bill Murray, Justin Timberlake, Michael Phelps, George Lopez, Ernie Banks, Richard Dent, Stan Mikita and Scottie Pippen are scheduled to play. The event will begin at 1 p.m. on Sept. 25, the first day of Ryder Cup practice rounds for both the U.S. and European teams at Medinah Country Club. Fans with tickets for Tuesday's sold-out practice round will be able to watch the scramble.

Scottie Pippen knows first-hand about the pressure associated with playing for the Chicago Bulls without one of the greatest players of all-time: Michael Jordan. Jordan retired from basketball for the first time in 1993 to pursue professional baseball. With that experience in mind, Pippen has written an open letter to the current Bulls players who face a similar challenge without injured reigning league MVP Derrick Rose "With what happened to Derrick in Game 1, it would be easy to hang your heads right now," Pippen writes in the open letter published on bulls.com, the team's website . "You could lose sight of the ultimate goal and give up before the rest of the games have even been played.